Ashley Madison $11.2 million settlement: Adultery website users eligible for up to $3,000

The owner of the Ashley Madison website will pay $11.2 million to settle litigation related to a 2015 data breach that exposed information on millions of users.

Ruby Life Inc., formerly known as Avid Dating Life Inc., will pay the money to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of 37 million users of the adultery website. The money will go to affected users, with up to $3,500 paid to those with multiple accounts and proper documentation.

Any money not claimed will be donated to charity.

The suit against Ruby Life alleged inadequate data security practices and misrepresentations by the company. Ashley Madison marketed itself as a means to help men cheat on their spouses, using the slogan "Life is short. Have an affair."

The settlement must still be approved by a federal judge in St. Louis.

AshleyMadison.com was hacked by a group calling itself Impact Team in July 2015 and users' names, addresses, credit card information and more was soon posted online. While the company was quick to say there was no proof the leaked was accurate - and there were several cases where users obviously employed fake names - the fallout was massive.

Tens of thousands of government and military email addresses showed up on the list of Ashley Madison users.